(03-16-2016, 03:32 PM)Val Wrote: Pretty much exactly what Warren said. I don't want to police anyone, to each their own. But there's only so many times I can hear about so-and-so having drinks with Merlwyb while also hanging out with others while everyone else is claiming to be dating X NPC. Do you know how many people RP themselves dating popular NPCs? They don't generally go around the public RP community because I think a part of them realizes it wouldn't be accepted and wouldn't happen. I know one NPC in particular that I've seen no less than six girls claiming to simultaneously date him. IC. Val would be jealous.
And it's because of that that people need to keep in mind when trying to claim these popular things. Ultimately, somewhere, the world is going to break by people putting themselves in the place of/involved with/around popular NPCs. Stories are going to conflict. How many people are claiming to have killed primals in their backstories? Separately? Those things must be summoned on a daily basis.
I'm just imagining Ifrit's reaction to DST, or being summoned in general now.
"Oh great. Everyone getting up an hour earlier is going to do wonders for my day."
"Alright! This is the hundredth time in a month. You Amal'jaa are on your fucking own. I am done. I'm taking my tempered catboys and leaving. Don't follow!"
(03-16-2016, 07:22 PM)Val Wrote: I'm just going to have to respectfully disagree with this. No characters should ever fight alongside/interact with the Warrior of Light, shoulder-to-shoulder or not. You could make a character that is powerful enough to stand toe to toe with a primal solo. But why would you? Not only does that not sound remotely entertaining, but it's kind of taking a crap on all the other RPers in the world around you. I feel like it's kind of a respect thing. It's also the same reason (primarily for me, at least) that I abhor seeing people RP NPC characters in the middle of the city. No one can, or should, be able to stop them because they're powerful PC-RPed NPCs. If people want to RP them, do so privately. It's disrespectful to take them publicly.
Now on a more serious note, I have always felt a good rule of thumb for portraying a character skilled in certain fields is to base it around the roleplayers side of the universe; the difference between saying your character is a talented Conjurer versus a White Mage. One is obtainable through traditional means for anyone while the other is supposedly this ultra rare phenomena, relatively speaking at least. It's just a show of tact and respect to your fellow RPers. And I agree, where's the fun in playing a super special awesome amazeballs? There's no story or depth to build from there. After all, they're amazing!
I also won't even acknowledge anyone RPing actual NPCs. That just... irks me on so many levels. Come on, people. You can create your own characters. Doing so privately is one thing. Publicly? Gotta say no. Oddly enough, I have yet to see it happen somehow.
